Davis' Trainer: Will the Fans Pay to Fight Stevenson?

Calvin Ford, trainer of regular WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, believes that the WBC title holder Shakur Stevenson will ruin the fight with his ward if they agree on a fight.

“Will the fans pay for this fight? Why would I put “Tank” in a position where we won’t be able to do what we usually do? If Gervonta doesn't get a knockout, then what will they say about us? Everyone thinks that “Tank” has to knock out his opponent to win the fight.

I believe that Edwin De Los Santos won the first round against Stevenson, but he was given to Shakur. Would you like to take part in such a fight? Stevenson can at least try to put on a show or a fight. What's the point of fighting like that? That tells you something. Shakur has been fighting like this for a long time. Stevenson fought De Los Santos like that because Edwin has a punch, he knows how to fight, and Shakur didn’t have the opportunity to spar with him,” Ford said.